PULSe Contributor - not currently hosting students for laboratory rotations or recruiting students in the laboratory

Current Research Interests:

In my lab we use poplar (Populus spp.) as a model system. We alter the expression of genes that affect cell-wall properties (e.g., lignin content and composition, and cellulose configuration); water-use efficiency; and poplar’s ability to remediate contaminated sites. In addition, we are trying to identify genes that regulate the formation of figured wood and the initiation of lateral and adventitious roots.